Installing and uninstalling the DMZ Secure Proxy Server on distributed operating systems

IBM® Installation Manager is a common installer for many IBM software products that you use to install, update, roll back, and uninstall the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Before you begin

New feature New feature: The DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server is now installed by Installation Manager rather than by the programs based on InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) that are used to install and uninstall previous versions.newfeat
Restrictions:
  • For any Linux system that is enabled for Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux), such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 11, you must identify the Java shared libraries in the Installation Manager Version 1.4.3 or earlier installation image to the system. Also, you must identify the Java shared libraries in the Installation Manager Version 1.4.3 or earlier installation after it has been installed. For example:
    chcon -R -t texrel_shlib_t ${IM_Image}/jre_5.0.3.sr8a_20080811b/jre/bin
    chcon -R -t texrel_shlib_t ${IM_Install_root}/eclipse/jre_5.0.3.sr8a_20080811b/jre/bin 
  • Installation Manager console mode, which is included in Installation Manager Version 1.4.3 and later, does not work with WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0 offerings on systems other than z/OS.
Tip: Although almost all of the instructions in this section of the information center will work with earlier versions of IBM Installation Manager, the information here is optimized for users who have installed or upgraded to Installation Manager Version 1.5 or later.

About this task

Perform one of these procedures to install, update, roll back, or uninstall the DMZ Secure Proxy Server.

Note: For information on installing and removing fix packs for WebSphere Application Server offerings on distributed operating systems using the Installation Manager command line, read the following articles in this information center:
  • Installing fix packs on distributed operating systems using the command line
  • Uninstalling fix packs from distributed operating systems using the command line

Procedure

Results

Notes on logging and tracing:
  • An easy way to view the logs is to open Installation Manager and go to File > View Log. An individual log file can be opened by selecting it in the table and then clicking the Open log file icon.
  • Logs are located in the logs directory of Installation Manager's application data location. For example:
    • Administrative installation:
      C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager
    • Non-administrative installation:
      C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs
    • Administrative installation:
      /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs
    • Non-administrative installation:
      user_home/var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs
  • The main log files are time-stamped XML files in the logs directory, and they can be viewed using any standard web browser.
  • The log.properties file in the logs directory specifies the level of logging or tracing that Installation Manager uses. To turn on tracing for the WebSphere® Application Server plug-ins, for example, create a log.properties file with the following content:
    com.ibm.ws=DEBUG
    com.ibm.cic.agent.core.Engine=DEBUG
    global=DEBUG
    Restart Installation Manager as necessary, and Installation Manager outputs traces for the WebSphere Application Server plug-ins.
Notes on troubleshooting:
  • By default, some HP-UX systems are configured to not use DNS to resolve host names. This could result in Installation Manager not being able to connect to an external repository.

    You can ping the repository, but nslookup does not return anything.

    Work with your system administrator to configure your machine to use DNS, or use the IP address of the repository.

  • In some cases, you might need to bypass existing checking mechanisms in Installation Manager.
    • On some network file systems, disk space might not be reported correctly at times; and you might need to bypass disk-space checking and proceed with your installation.
      To disable disk-space checking, specify the following system property in the config.ini file in IM_install_root/eclipse/configuration and restart Installation Manager:
      cic.override.disk.space=sizeunit  
      where size is a positive integer and unit is blank for bytes, k for kilo, m for megabytes, or g for gigabytes. For example:
      cic.override.disk.space=120 (120 bytes)
      cic.override.disk.space=130k (130 kilobytes)
      cic.override.disk.space=140m (140 megabytes)
      cic.override.disk.space=150g (150 gigabytes)
      cic.override.disk.space=true
      Installation Manager will report a disk-space size of Long.MAX_VALUE. Instead of displaying a very large amount of available disk space, N/A is displayed.
    • To bypass operating-system prerequisite checking, add disableOSPrereqChecking=true to the config.ini file in IM_install_root/eclipse/configuration and restart Installation Manager.
    If you need to use any of these bypass methods, contact IBM Support for assistance in developing a solution that does not involve bypassing the Installation Manager checking mechanisms.
  • Installation Manager might display a warning message during the uninstallation process.

    Uninstalling the DMZ Secure Proxy Server using Installation Manager requires that the data repositories remain valid and available.

  • For more information on using Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.4 Information Center or the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center.
    Read the release notes to learn more about the latest version of Installation Manager. To access the release notes, complete the following task:
    • Click Start > Programs > IBM Installation Manager > Release Notes.
    • Go to the documentation subdirectory in the directory where Installation Manager is installed, and open the readme.html file.



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